
Web serial by HolyMouse
Liu Feng wanted to be a cultivator who defied the heavens, surpassed all limits, and had jade-skinned beauties clamoring around him. He wanted to shatter the arrogance of young masters and fight anyone who got in his way. Unfortunately, he died — and now finds himself in that world for real. Jade-like beauties? No thanks, he'd rather study the magical energy. Young masters and life-and-death battles? He'd rather read books on cultivation and master techniques that clearly don't obey the laws of physics.

For Liu Feng, death isn't the end. Now he's stuck in a new world with magic that clearly doesn't obey the laws of physics, surrounded by arrogant young masters who advance their power by any means necessary. Good thing Liu Feng has always been smart. He can absorb texts and master techniques to advance his knowledge faster than others, uncovering the secrets of magic at a fundamental level — and bringing a level of compassion and empathy that lets him see things from new angles. But being different makes him a target. Liu Feng can only avoid the attention of other cultivators for so long before he must fight.

Being a cultivation nerd with mediocre talent in a sect full of geniuses is tough. But when the world descends into chaos, Liu Feng discovers that reading books might just be the best defense. Winter has arrived, bringing disaster to the Blazing Sun Sect. Monstrous beasts hungry for human flesh storm the territories, and Liu Feng — with merely average talent — finds himself thrust into a bloody war. To survive, he must navigate inner-sect politics and rapidly ascend, forced into an unlikely alliance with the maniacal genius Song Song.

The spring thaw has come to Blazing Sun Mountain, but for Liu Feng the change of season brings more than just blossoms. The Four Great Sects are gathering for a grand tournament, and the air is heavy with killing intent, sect rivalries, and the arrival of a fiancée he's never met. While his partner-in-chaos Song Song shatters arrogance in the arena, Liu Feng has his eyes on the real prize: the Song Clan's restricted library. But a joint expedition to raid the tomb of a long-forgotten immortal drags him away from his reading nook and into a world of swamp-dwelling tribes, titanic beasts, and reality-bending arrays.

Book 4 on Liu Feng's quest to surpass all limits and defy the heavens, shattering the arrogance of all young masters on his way. It's perfect for fans of Unintended Cultivator, Cradle, and The First Law of Cultivation! With nearly 11 million views on Royal Road, this popular web-serial has been completely revised and relaunched into this definitive version now coming to Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible, narrated by John Pirhalla!